Quebec

Quebec is the largest and second-most populous province of Canada, located in the east of the country. French is the sole official language in the province, and it is the center of French Canadian culture. The area was settled by the Kingdom of France, starting in 1608, when Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City as the provincial capital and the center of the new colony of New France. Quebec was conquered by Great Britain as a result of the French and Indian War in 1763, and the region became a part of the new dominion of Canada on 1 July 1867. Quebec is home to the major cities of Quebec and Montreal in addition to the cities of Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivieres, and Saguenay, and it is known for its natural resources. In 2016, Quebec had a population of 8,294,656 people.